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have met with disaster.

The backers have either been

slain or left to starve,

while the swindlers

have returned to Cairo

with their stolen money.

What has that

got to do with me?

I have reason to believe

that your father...

might have been approached

with such a proposal.

You mean that someone's

trying to swindle him...

into financing

a fake expedition?

Precisely.

But that's

preposterous!

In an hour we'll be on

the boat sailing for home.

My father's

out buying the tickets now.

I am so happy

to hear that.

Don't take offense that

it is I, a stranger,

who warned you.

Not at all.

I'm extremely grateful.

It is most regrettable

that so lovely a person

must leave our country.

However, may I wish you

a most pleasant journey...

back to your homeland?

Alms for a poor

unfortunate.

Cigarettes.

[Native Language]

There, that makes us

all partners.

Gosh, this was

a fortunate meeting.

I just can't wait

to get started.

Oh, boy,

that calls for a drink.

It's empty.

Hey, waiter!

No, no, don't

bother the waiter.

Here.

Gotta have a...

but what's comin'...

Another one.

Listen...

I guess that's

all I can spare!

Oh, boy!

You're terrific!

Wait'll we get

on the expedition.

Won't we have fun!

[Babe]

You're positively a genius.!

To the Princess Ananka

and her jewels.

Hey, what

goes on here?

Help! Police!

[Screaming]

Stop it!

Stop it!

Get him outta here!

I'll take care of these guys!

Come on,

junior!

Thanks, Brooklyn!

Come on, Steve!

Stop!

Stop, I say!

Help! Police!

Help! Help!

[Whistling]

So you finally

got back?

I've been to get the tickets.

It didn't take

all day, did it?

You left me here

to do the packing.

A swell job you made of it.

You don't have to

unpack, either.

Either?

What are you

talking about?

Why, ah...

Did I ever show

you this one?

Yes, you did!

Hey, be careful.

What do you mean

by "either"?

Marta, I've got

great news for you.

Stupendous news!

Colossal surprise!

Oh, my goodness.

Wait'll I tell you.

No, you wait

till I tell you.

You've stumbled upon a

terrific piece of luck.

Yeah.

It just came right up

and bumped you.

Yeah.

You're going to be very rich.

You're going to find a tomb

filled with gold and diamonds.

Yeah...

how did you know?

You're going to

finance an expedition.

Egad!

That fake mind-reading I've

been teaching you isn't fake!

Pop, you didn't give

'em the money yet?

Oh...

Oh, how could you?

These men are swindlers!

I've been warned!

They can't be.

I've got a contract.

I've got a...

I know I've got

a contract...

Oh.

It's somewhere.

There it is.

Oh, no,

that's not it.

Ah, there it is.

When will you grow up?

First it was a dry oil well,

then a skin lotion to make

everybody beautiful.

Well, it did turn out

to be good for moths.

"Received ofTim Sullivan,

$2,000 to finance a search

for the tomb of Ananka.

"Tim Sullivan will share

as a third partner

in the venture.

Signed, Steve Banning."

Everything's quite okay.

You've given those crooks

every cent we had

in the world.

No, darling, no.

They're not crooks,

not those fellas.

Where do they live?

Where do they live?

Oh... where do they live?

Where do they live?

Uh...

through the window into

the... I don't know.

You gave them all this

money and you don't even

know where they live?

That's just fine!

"Cairo Hotel."

I'll fix them

with my trick revolver.

Hey! What are you

going to do with that?

If you don't know how to deal

with these crooks, I do!

Marta, Marta!

Mart...

Get me out ofhere.!

I can't get out.!

You've got the key.!

You stay in there

and keep out of trouble!

Get me out ofhere.!

Marta.!

Poopsie,

we're in the money!

[Knocking]

Are you Steve Banning?

Well, uh, maybe.

Dispense with

the fooling around.

Hand over

that money!

Money?

Hey, now wait a minute.

Little girls that

play with guns is

liable to get hurt!

I'll get hurt?

[Gunshots]

How about that money?

You do all right

with that cannon.

I've been making my living

with it since I was seven.

[Talking]

It must be the hotel people.

They heard the fireworks.

You just give me back the money

you stole from my father!

Your father?

Solvani.

Don't play innocent.

The guy you want to shoot

is Steve Banning.

He's right behind you!

Stop clowning.

I've seen that show.

I'm keeping you covered

until I get that money!

All right...

Listen, young lady.

You seem to be laboring under

the delusion that we stole

that money from your father.

Of course, you did.

I'm no child nor

credulous old man.

We're not crooks.

We sincerely believe

in what we're trying to do.

Then prove it by

returning that money.

I can't.

It's spent.

Native diggers,

supplies, equipment.

I know your kind.

You pretend to go on an

expedition so you can get

my father in the desert...

to kill him

or leave him to starve.

That was the

last cent we had.

I'm sorry, I thought your

father was a wealthy man.

Otherwise we'd never

have taken that money.

We didn't even know

he had a daughter.

You know it now.

I'm going to see that

he's not defrauded.

Defrauded?

Miss Solvani, Dr. Petrie,

an eminent archaeologist,

will vouch for us.

We intend to find that tomb

and share the proceeds

with your father.

Well, just the same,

you're not going to

trap me into going on

anything like that!

Who said you

were going?

Well, I did.

You don't think I'm going

to let you get my father

out there alone!

And you'd better not try

to get away without us.

We'll be right with you,

every minute!

[Whistling]

Can a woman go nuts from

gettin' sawed in half

too many times?

She's pretty,

isn't she?

Yeah. Huh?

Oh, now we're stuck

with a dame.

Any progress, Doctor?

Find anything at all?

In archaeology, one must

have infinite patience.

Sure, but you're finding

something, aren't you?

A few coins, beads.

Enough to tell us

we're on the right track.

We travel miles through

the desert just to find

a few beads and coins.

I hope you're satisfied.

It's a start, Marta.

Things could be worse.

They are. Come on and

try your disappearing

act on a donkey.

Huh?

He's in our tent

studying your tricks.

Come on, Pop.

'Morning. Nice day.

If you like

Turkish baths.

Here's the detonator.

Ready for your blast?

Almost.

What does anyone want to get

buried away out here for?

This was probably

once the heart of

a great metropolis.

Metropolis?

What's that?

One of those

prehistoric animals?

Look, effendi.!

Look.!

Dr. Gustafson

and his wife.

Their expedition disappeared

two years ago.

What a horrible fate.

They were probably

trapped in a landslide.

Take some men

and give him a decent burial.

[Native Language]

[Shouting]

They're afraid.

They will not touch it.

All right,

we'll do it ourselves.

[Explosion]

Babe, where are you?

Wow!

You all right?

I started to hook the

wire to the detonator

to set off the dynamite,

and here I am.

Effendi!

Effendi!

This is an unholy tomb.

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